World News – AU – Boomers overshadow the Flyers in the WNBL surprise

If the Southside Flyers thought they’d have everything their own way in WNBL this season, they’d wake up shamelessly against Melbourne Boomers at Townsville Stadium.

Trailing by 13 points in the second half, the Boomers responded elegantly to defeat the finalists of last season’s Grand Finals 89-72 in a match dominated by the winners ’willingness to shoot from a distance..

Inspired by Opals ‘husband Kayla George and Tess Madjen, Boomers’ team landed in 16 out of 27 Triple Attempts for a 59 percent success rate.

Together with superstar Liz Campague, the much-obsessed pilots can summon Australia’s captain Gina Ohhee along with fellow Opals Leilani Mitchell, Rebecca Cole and Sarah Blakeves.

The pre-match talk was about Campague, who broke off her contract with Las Vegas Ice in the NBA after a medical exemption due to the pandemic in the United States.

She was brilliant in Southside’s inaugural 42-point win over Bendigo Spirit on Thursday, and she collected 24 points and 19 rebounds in this Melbourne derby. .

George also collected 24 points, as did her teammate Boomer Madjen, pushing her team forward to overturn a 13-point deficit in the second period and lay the foundations for a convincing win..

George told Kayo Sports: « I found some confidence today, and when you can be confident it’s easy to hit those shots and take some risky shots. ».

After a weak first quarter, a second strong period saw Melbourne trailed from 40-35 midway, and as their confidence increased, they took the lead for the first time mid-match until the third quarter, with Madjen netting three indicators to put her team 46-44 in case Good.

Mitchell regained the Flyers advantage shortly thereafter, but New Zealand’s trio of Tall Fern Ashleigh Karaitiana brought the Boomers back to the fore to gain an advantage they never gave up.

The result put them 2-0 after their inaugural 85-70 victory over Sydney Uni Flames on Thursday.

They are next in the match against Perth Lynx at Mackay on Monday, while the pilots will need to quickly overcome their disappointment when they encounter flames at the same venue on Sunday..

“It was a tough win. They are a great team, they are the benchmark, but we will keep moving and hopefully we will keep improving.

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